Basic work low
already introd ced now by the gain riding of the compressor. At very high GR
amo nts this can already be q ite prono nced, so se with care.
2.4. Tracking and ixing
Tracking and mixing might benefit from the ridic lo s fast timings which are offered
for the envelope comp tation b t special attention sho ld be spent on the overall
recovery behavior. Depending on the load in the circ it the recovery from gain red c-
tion slows down the more it comes to zero GR. The effect is similar to opto-electrical
panel based (vintage) gain red ction stages. Recovery can get really slow by this
effect and getting the most o t of s ch nits req ires to find their specific sweet spot
for any partic lar a dio material.
Tracking and mixing might benefit to a large extent from additional harmonic distor-
tions, especially the 2nd order one. For example, when managing rather diffic lt a dio
material s ch as aco stic bass or vocal recordings this can greatly improve defini-
tion. Also, don't forget the sidechain filtering options in s ch cases.
2.5. On the stereo bus
A q ick way to back p from too m ch compression amo nts is the RANGE control
option which can offer rather forgiving compression characteristics especially s itable
b t not limited to 2b s compression / program material. The c rve looses its com-
pression capability approaches zero at settings of ca. 20-30dB, very typical for some
retro compressors back in the past. In a modern compressor design a similar effect
is achieved with dynamic range limiting which allows to apply this in a rather con-
trolled fashion from 0 to 100%. The res lt is a very fancy compression experience
and allows to recover q ite easily from too m ch gain red ction amo nts.
2.6. About SC linking
Linking both channels in the sidechain path can be important on the stereo b s and
is handled in two different ways within ThrillseekerLA, internally. The sophisticated
linking algorithm maintains the nat ral transient response in the stereo field b t also
red ces problematic stereo image shifts in higher gain red ction scenarios.
In the compressor circ it, both channels are starting entirely nlinked ntil 1dB of
gain red ction is performed. Beyond that, both channels are getting grad ally more
linked as gain red ction increases. However, this process is tweaked to still allow
some fast transients to get thro gh witho t immediately affecting the other channel.
D ring the harmonic distortion generation of the interstage amplifier both channels
always remain nlinked (aka independent). The only link between both channels in
the harmonics generator is some slight freq ency dependent channel crosstalk,
which is excl sively a static affair.
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